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It was announced in January, that Hillary Clinton would co-produce a mini-series on the book alongside her daughter Chelsea, raising eyebrows in some corners, cheers in others, and outright disgust in many more. The fact that Clinton, a former United States Secretary of State and 2016 presidential nominee, is poised to dip into the world of television to tell the story of Rojavas Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) appears at first glance a baffling move. That is, unless one understands that the p...

Green Left 30th anniversary event March 27 2021 Green Left is celebrating 30 years of people-powered media on February 18. We would like to encourage you to join us at our anniversary event on March 27 with Kavita Krishnan. (Please book now!) Below are some of the messages of support weve received. Please share your own message of support on social media with the hashtag #GreenLeft30. And, if you like our work, become a supporter! Adela Brent, Brisbane Reclaim the Night Collective: "We are del...

Turkish forces began their operation during the early hours of February 10, attacking PKK positions with fighter jets and United States-built Cobra and Sikorsky helicopters. The helicopters were said to be deployed from the south of Gare, indicating that their flight did not begin in Turkey, but from within the territory of Iraqi Kurdistan. This fact points to the complicity of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of Massoud Barzani in supporting Turkey’s objectives. At the time of writing, t...

IN MARCH 2017, I made my way through the streets of the northern Syrian city of Kobani, just over two years since it had been liberated from the Islamic State by fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Women’s Protection Units (YPJ).  Although some of the city had slowly seen reconstruction taking place, other areas made it appear that the war was still being fought.  Burnt-out cars used as vehicles for suicide bombings. The stench of yesterday’s corpses buried under rubble ...